ESGComplianceSeptember 29, 2022

What internal audit should know about ESG risks: S is for Social

By: Kevin Gould

Having considered how internal audit can address environmental risks in the first article in this series, this article turns to the second element of ESG, social risk. This can be a sensitive area, and many risks are hard to quantify. But over the last decade, expectations of organizations have evolved significantly, and internal audit has a key role in providing assurance over the risks that this presents. 

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Kevin Gould
Kevin Gould
Non Executive Director, Chair of Risk and Audit Committee
Kevin is a Chartered Accountant with a strong background in Internal Audit and a recent focus on ESG. He has 25 years of experience as a consultant, adviser and auditor.
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